driving sustainable development through better infrastructure
... of Economics, President of the British Academy, and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change. ...
... of Economics, President of the British Academy, and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change. ...
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... 1998); however, they may be able to move more quickly (Clark, 1998; Clark et al., 1998). Even the relatively rapid migration rates of the past have proven difficult to explain; for example, it appears necessary to invoke infrequent longdistance dispersal events that are inherently difficult to quant ...
... 1998); however, they may be able to move more quickly (Clark, 1998; Clark et al., 1998). Even the relatively rapid migration rates of the past have proven difficult to explain; for example, it appears necessary to invoke infrequent longdistance dispersal events that are inherently difficult to quant ...
Not all droughts are created equal: translating meteorological
... drought influences both the temporal and spatial availability of soil moisture relative to the timing of plant water use, which may itself shift due to climate change. Additionally, due to seasonal variation in photosynthesis, growth and senescence patterns, available soil moisture is more critical ...
... drought influences both the temporal and spatial availability of soil moisture relative to the timing of plant water use, which may itself shift due to climate change. Additionally, due to seasonal variation in photosynthesis, growth and senescence patterns, available soil moisture is more critical ...
National Surveys on Energy and the Environment (NSEE) Fall 2015
... Q27. Each state is required to adopt its own emission reduction plan under the Clean Power Plan, or have one imposed upon it by the federal government. Which approach to this federal requirement would you like YOUR state to take? Submit a state plan ................................................. ...
... Q27. Each state is required to adopt its own emission reduction plan under the Clean Power Plan, or have one imposed upon it by the federal government. Which approach to this federal requirement would you like YOUR state to take? Submit a state plan ................................................. ...
Bhattacharya et al. 2015 (opens in new window)
... of Economics, President of the British Academy, and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change. ...
... of Economics, President of the British Academy, and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change. ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... climate change [mitigation] and development is what is known as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which came out of Kyoto in 1997, but was firmed up subsequently in the Marrakech Accords in 2001 (see table 1 for key milestones). And yet, this cementing of mitigation and development is of a parti ...
... climate change [mitigation] and development is what is known as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which came out of Kyoto in 1997, but was firmed up subsequently in the Marrakech Accords in 2001 (see table 1 for key milestones). And yet, this cementing of mitigation and development is of a parti ...
SoE 2011 - Atmosphere chapter overview
... urban centres is generally good, but the impact of air quality on health is still a matter of serious concern. ...
... urban centres is generally good, but the impact of air quality on health is still a matter of serious concern. ...
Climate change, growing season water deficit and vegetation activity
... derived from the open source of GIMMS (Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping System) from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, as described by Beck et al. (2011). The calibration based on invariant desert targets has been applied to the original data to minimize the effects of sensor degradation. The ...
... derived from the open source of GIMMS (Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping System) from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, as described by Beck et al. (2011). The calibration based on invariant desert targets has been applied to the original data to minimize the effects of sensor degradation. The ...
Health impacts of climate change: Adaptation strategies for Western
... “Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychological factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling, and preventing those ...
... “Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychological factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling, and preventing those ...
Socio-Economic Implications of Climate Change for Bangladesh
... Limited opportunities mean many migrants relocate not only in areas at risk from climate extremes (droughtprone western districts, cyclone-prone coasts, and active floodplains), but also from adverse social and environmental conditions. In general, migrants are particularly susceptible to environmen ...
... Limited opportunities mean many migrants relocate not only in areas at risk from climate extremes (droughtprone western districts, cyclone-prone coasts, and active floodplains), but also from adverse social and environmental conditions. In general, migrants are particularly susceptible to environmen ...
Asymmetric Trends of Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperature
... The mean monthly maximum and minimum tem- DTRfrom both of these regions. Meanwhile,work from peratures are derived from an average of the daily another data exchange agreement, a bilateral agreemaximum and minimum temperatures. The mean ment between the UnitedStates and the former USSR monthly diurn ...
... The mean monthly maximum and minimum tem- DTRfrom both of these regions. Meanwhile,work from peratures are derived from an average of the daily another data exchange agreement, a bilateral agreemaximum and minimum temperatures. The mean ment between the UnitedStates and the former USSR monthly diurn ...
small farms advantage – aff
... According to the Organic Trade Association, sales of organic products grew almost 11 percent last year, the fourth straight year of double-digit growth. Compare that with the relatively meager growth rate of the market for food products overall (3.3 percent in 2015), and you can see why big food com ...
... According to the Organic Trade Association, sales of organic products grew almost 11 percent last year, the fourth straight year of double-digit growth. Compare that with the relatively meager growth rate of the market for food products overall (3.3 percent in 2015), and you can see why big food com ...
Annex A2: Climate Change Scenarios for West Africa
... underpins a significant portion of livelihood opportunities of the coastal communities. However, several assessments based on country specific National Communications to the UNFCCC, the second assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as GEF-funded projects such as the Afri ...
... underpins a significant portion of livelihood opportunities of the coastal communities. However, several assessments based on country specific National Communications to the UNFCCC, the second assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as GEF-funded projects such as the Afri ...
Impact of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet interactions on climate
... Modelling studies suggest that freshwater fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet have the potential to weaken the Atlantic meriodional overturning circulation (MOC), with consequences for the heat budget of the northern North Atlantic ocean and consequently also for Greenland surface temperatures (e.g. ...
... Modelling studies suggest that freshwater fluxes from the Greenland ice sheet have the potential to weaken the Atlantic meriodional overturning circulation (MOC), with consequences for the heat budget of the northern North Atlantic ocean and consequently also for Greenland surface temperatures (e.g. ...
gReat plaiNs RegioNal teChNiCal iNput RepoRt
... This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of clim ...
... This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of clim ...
Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis
... Wisconsin with particular emphasis on tree species. It provides very limited direct consideration of water and wildlife, although these are vital topics. Although we provide limited consideration of ecosystem management implications, this assessment does not provide an analysis of wider human dimens ...
... Wisconsin with particular emphasis on tree species. It provides very limited direct consideration of water and wildlife, although these are vital topics. Although we provide limited consideration of ecosystem management implications, this assessment does not provide an analysis of wider human dimens ...
Institutions for Climate Adaptation: An are Relevant for Climate Change
... 2.2.1 UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol What kind of document is it: subject, author, audience? The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement which was adopted as a followup to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Kyoto Protocol sets binding targets for 37 industri ...
... 2.2.1 UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol What kind of document is it: subject, author, audience? The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement which was adopted as a followup to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Kyoto Protocol sets binding targets for 37 industri ...
Methane - Clean Air Task Force
... in the coming decades. Because food that is producing methane in a cow’s fore-stomach (or rumen) is not contributing to the animal’s growth or milk production, enteric CH4 emissions represent an economic loss to farmers. Changing the quality or quantity of animal feed or altering the animal’s metabo ...
... in the coming decades. Because food that is producing methane in a cow’s fore-stomach (or rumen) is not contributing to the animal’s growth or milk production, enteric CH4 emissions represent an economic loss to farmers. Changing the quality or quantity of animal feed or altering the animal’s metabo ...
Tree line dynamics in the tropical African highlands identifying
... Results: The influence of climatic factors in the African tropical highlands is significantly different compared to other regions. The potentially determining factors for tree line distribution in tropical Africa are temperature, precipitation and cloudiness, carbon balance, fire and anthropo-zoogen ...
... Results: The influence of climatic factors in the African tropical highlands is significantly different compared to other regions. The potentially determining factors for tree line distribution in tropical Africa are temperature, precipitation and cloudiness, carbon balance, fire and anthropo-zoogen ...
1000 year vision - Final
... Plans have always been used to influence a future state; they are an essential part of achieving a desired outcome. It is this ability to organise and plan for the future and our ability to modify our environment that differentiates us from most other species; this ability should imply that we have ...
... Plans have always been used to influence a future state; they are an essential part of achieving a desired outcome. It is this ability to organise and plan for the future and our ability to modify our environment that differentiates us from most other species; this ability should imply that we have ...
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... demand conditions. They also incorporated the expected loan deficiency payment (LDP) into the basis value to capture the effect of government price support programs on expected prices for the producer. However, since the difference between the nation and a local area could change with future climate ...
... demand conditions. They also incorporated the expected loan deficiency payment (LDP) into the basis value to capture the effect of government price support programs on expected prices for the producer. However, since the difference between the nation and a local area could change with future climate ...
Forest, mitigation and adaptation: Exploring evidence, synergies
... Pluri-Annual Plan, do not consider impacts on other sectors. What should happen is harmonization of policies. There is the need to investigate whether and how they are incorporating linkages between Mitigation and Adaptation and eventually investigate how this can be achieved. E.g. one area where th ...
... Pluri-Annual Plan, do not consider impacts on other sectors. What should happen is harmonization of policies. There is the need to investigate whether and how they are incorporating linkages between Mitigation and Adaptation and eventually investigate how this can be achieved. E.g. one area where th ...
Identifying Uncertainties in Arctic Climate Predictions
... subjected to a specific level of greenhouse gases rather than at a specific point in future time5. Hence we will consider the uncertainty, or the spread6 in projections of ...
... subjected to a specific level of greenhouse gases rather than at a specific point in future time5. Hence we will consider the uncertainty, or the spread6 in projections of ...
Good Practice Guide -Chapter 5 - Isle of Wight coastal management
... Phase 1 of the mapping (Maps 1 to 4) provide a representation of factual data, identifying the physical setting and key management issues for a stretch of coastline. Map 1 illustrates coastal landforms and coastal processes and provides important background information about the coastline. Coastal l ...
... Phase 1 of the mapping (Maps 1 to 4) provide a representation of factual data, identifying the physical setting and key management issues for a stretch of coastline. Map 1 illustrates coastal landforms and coastal processes and provides important background information about the coastline. Coastal l ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
Several surveys have been conducted of the opinions of scientists on anthropogenic climate change. They have generally concluded that the majority of scientists believe that human activity is contributing to global warming.